CARANGIDAE


Carangoides chrysophrys, 13.0 cm SL
(photo by Keiichi Matsuura)


Carangoides chrysophrys
(Cuvier, 1833)
Longnose Trevally

D VIII + I, 18-20; A II + I, 14-17; GR 5-9 + 15-18 = 21-26; V 10+14.

Body ovate in juveniles, oblong in adults, compressed. Snout obtuse; dorsal contour between snout and nape almost straight. Lobes of second dorsal and anal fins falcate. Breast widely naked to pectoral fin base and behind insertion of pelvic fins, but naked area not extending above pectoral fin base. Straight part of lateral line shorter than curved part, with 20-37 weak scutes posteriorly. Color: body silvery greengray dorsally, silvery white ventrally; small black spot on upper margin of opercle. Size: maximum length about 70 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-Pacific. Remarks: occurring in coastal waters. Marketed fresh or dried.